National League 2N
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPearce takes job at Titans after exit from Hull
By JON NEWCOMBE Gary Pearce has been appointed as head coach of Rotherham following his departure from Hull. Pearce, 62, is...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate show spirit in big home reverse
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate........... 0 Fylde..................52 Although the scoreline might not suggest it, Harrogate put up a spirited performance, but Fylde...
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/ 3 years agoIonians make up for some lost time
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............37 Wharfedale............24 The enforced four-week lay-off, due to frost and festivities seemed to release pent-up energies in...
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/ 3 years agoIt’s a magnificent seven for Otley!
By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................25 Sheffield.................... 3 Otley got their seventh consecutive win when they defeated Sheffield. The hosts opened the scoring...
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/ 3 years agoField pack a punch in tightest of tussles
By DESMOND HICKIE Fightback: Chester’s Kyle Josep brings it back to a one point game PICTURES: Mike Inkley Chester............... 19pts Huddersfield.......
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIreland on song as Tigers make it tough for Dale
By DAVID ROBSON Sheffield T..............26 Tynedale................... 7 Hungry Sheffield Tigers began 2023 with a bang as they romped to a bonus-point...
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/ 3 years agoHedley proves to be hat-trick hero
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.................... 19 Rotherham T..........47 Rotherham showed their class as they stormed to victory at Blaydon, with Jack Hedley...
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/ 3 years agoPark pressure too much for Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................... 7 Sedgley Park.........46 As half-time approached in this meeting between the league leaders and a team...
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/ 3 years agoDrama as Reeve wins it late for Chester
By MO SHER Chester............ 24 Wharfedale....22 A dramatic finish at Hare Lane saw Chester pip their visitors at the death, Liam...
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/ 3 years agoHoppers down the Titans to end winless sequence
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G........... 21pts Rotherham T.... 16pts Preston Grasshoppers secured their first win in seven games with a hardfought...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon snatch dramatic late draw
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............22 Preston G..........22 Replacement hooker Charlie Smith snatched a late draw for Blaydon against Preston Grasshoppers. Preston started...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoMagnificent seven for perfect Fylde
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 20 Sheffield T...............11 Fylde made it seven from seven at home this season with victory over Sheffield...
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/ 3 years agoField showing signs of progress
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........38 Tynedale................. 14 An improving Huddersfield stood firm to claim their third win of the season with an...
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/ 3 years agoTitans get back on track after rocky run
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T....26pts Chester............... 21pts Rotherham put a rocky run of results behind them to edge out Chester and...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIoanians hold firm against strong Gate resistance
By MO SHER Hull Ionians............24 Harrogate................ 17 In-form Hull Ionians were made to work hard against struggling Harrogate as they withstood...
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/ 3 years agoCash hits jackpot as Sedge win big
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park.........47 Sheffield.................. 17 A Cash Chilvers hattrick ensured Sedgley Park snared all five points from Park Lane...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate drama as Wells fells Dale
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............27 Otley..........................28 Otley won this thrilling encounter with one of the last moves of the game through a...
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/ 3 years agoPoland No 9 still keen to star for Sedgley
By BEN JAYCOCK Poland scrum-half Sam Stelmaszek is hoping to become a first team regular with his international side while also...
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/ 3 years agoBlaydon see red in loss to Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 31 Blaydon............. 19 CHESTER proved too strong for basement side Blaydon as they eased to a home...
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/ 3 years agoPark too strong for battling Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........26 Sedgley Park.........38 SEDGLEY Park maintained their 100 per cent record with a dominant first-half display on the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians cling on for Hoppers win
By BEN PIKEATHLY Preston G................. 20 Hull Ionians............ 21 HULL Ionians showed their quality to edge a tight clash against a...
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/ 3 years agoOtley aces call a halt to Titans derby run
By NICK DOYLE Bonus ball: Duncan Darling svcores the fourth try for Otley Below, Otley’s Clark Wells extends their lead PICTURES:...
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/ 3 years agoTurner turns on the style as Fylde topple Sheffield
By FRANK ARTHUR Sheffield.................... 5 Fylde.........................24 BEN Turner scored a beautiful brace as Fylde made it eight wins in nine matches...
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/ 3 years agoBrady so strong on family values at Harrogate
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Brady has made over 200 appearances for Harrogate across a 10- year spell and feels it’s his...
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/ 3 years agoBaldwin back in the mix at 36 aiming for 300
By BEN JAYCOCK Rob Baldwin stood down from his post as Wharfedale director of rugby at start of this season to...
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/ 3 years agoIn-form Irvine is key man for Otley
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 12 Otley...................28 OTLEY enjoyed their trip to Blaydon as they eased to victory, with Callum Irvine pulling...
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/ 3 years agoField felled by top Carleton hat-trick
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................57 Huddersfield.......... 14 FYLDE returned to winning ways with a superb second-half performance and a hattrick from Tom...
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/ 3 years agoGate victorious in basement battle
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................2 3 Preston G................. 17 ALTHOUGH this was a bottom-of-the-table clash, the sides produced enterprising rugby in a...
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/ 3 years agoDefence delivers to earn win for Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians......26pts Chester............... 10pts HULL Ionians proved too good for Chester as they consolidated their third-place status against...
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/ 3 years agoTerrific Tigers make history with first Titans’ win
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T.......... 14 Sheffield T.............. 19 SHEFFIELD Tigers dealt a blow to Rotherham’s promotion hopes with a shock...
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/ 3 years agoVictory helps Matt savour life of Riley
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........33 Tynedale.................28 TIGERS captain Matt Riley celebrated a win on his 400th appearance for the club, but...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoLate Speres score seals tightest clash
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............26 Sheffield..................22 THIS may not have been a game of open fluent rugby, but it was still one...
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/ 3 years agoMalthouse leading by example for Otley high flyers
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK Otley head coach Kyle Dench believes the leadership of new club captain Adam Malthouse has played...
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/ 3 years agoField dig deep to take the honours
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 20 Wharfedale............ 14 Fourteen-man Huddersfield dug deep to claim their second win of the season in a...
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/ 3 years agoTitans earn derby bragging rights
By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield.................. 14 Rotherham T..........39 Rotherham deservedly took the spoils against city neighbours Sheffield in the first ever league...
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/ 3 years agoImpressive Park show their title credentials
By CHRIS PAINE Sedgley Park... 30pts Fylde................... 20pts Sedgley Park emerged victorious after securing the victory in a game which lived...
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/ 3 years agoTigers roar back to notch up third win of campaign
By NATHAN EDWARDS Sheffield Tigers....34 Blaydon....................22 Sheffield Tigers fought back from an early Zac Thompson try to secure a third win...
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/ 3 years agoSpence’s double joy for Tynedale
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 17 Preston G................. 12 An out-of-sorts Tynedale did just enough to edge past Preston at a rainy...
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/ 3 years agoCroft hat-trick has Harrogate wilting
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................45 Harrogate................ 19 In many ways this match was conditioned by the elements. It began with a 20-minute...
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/ 3 years agoRelief as Blaydon get off the mark
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............32 Sheffield........... 19 Blaydon picked up their first win of the season at the eighth attempt as they...
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/ 3 years agoFaultless Fylde brush rivals aside
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde.........................43 Tynedale................. 10 League leaders Fylde made it eight from eight with a win over Tynedale, despite losing...
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/ 3 years agoTitans steady ship with home victory
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T..........27 Huddersfield............ 3 Rotherham Titans got back to winning ways against spirited Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Stung by...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBattling Dale push Tigers all the way
By JOHN CLARK On the attack: Valu Tane Bentley breaks from the maul to score for the Tigers Cobin Thunder has...
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/ 3 years agoChester show a cutting edge to thwart Hoppers
By KEN MOORE Preston G................. 13 Chester.....................29 Chester made more of their opportunities to record what eventually became a comfortable win...
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/ 3 years agoOtley edge derby tussle with Gate
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 10 Otley.......................... 16 Otley took the derby bragging rights by beating Harrogate in an entertaining game –...
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/ 3 years agoMagic Minikin on song for Ionians
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............34 Sheffield Tigers......16 Two-try Lewis Minikin bagged 19 points to help Hull Ionians follow-up last week’s win...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHenderson out to be top of the tree
By BEN JAYCOCK Goal: Rhys Henderson National Two North top try scorer Rhys Henderson has set himself a goal of beating...
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/ 3 years agoSeven-up Fylde put Dale to sword
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................. 43 Wharfedale....... 3 Fylde produced another clinical display against Wharfedale to cement their position at the top...
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/ 3 years agoWorkman magic ends home woes
By TRP REPORTER Huddersfield..........24 Blaydon...................... 7 Huddersfield ended a six-match losing run with a bonus-point victory over fellow strugglers Blaydon. In...
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/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Tigers topple the Titans
By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park.........25 Rotherham T.......... 17 In-form Sedgley Park made it seven wins from seven with a narrow victory...











